आई

Braj

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit आयु (āyu)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːiː/

Noun

आई (āī)

1. period of life
2. appointed hour, death

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “आई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.iː/, [äː.iː]

Verb

आई • (āī) (Urdu spelling آئِی)

1. inflection of आना (ānā):
   1. feminine singular perfective participle
   2. feminine singular perfect indicative

Marathi

Etymology

• From Sanskrit आर्यिका (āryikā)
• From Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā)
• Ultimately from Proto-Indo-Aryan *āyiH.

Ultimately a nursery word. Cognate with Assamese আই (ai).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ai/, [aiː]

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Noun

आई • (āī) f

1. mother

Derived terms

• मुंबई (mumbaī) from मुंबा (mumbā, “a goddess”) + आई

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “आई”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ambāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āryaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press